Pad for pressing machines



1,616,356 Feb- 1 1927' H. DIENER PAD FOR PRESSING MACHINES` Filed May 251926 INVENTOR /0 2 maiz Zie/ze?? f 8- -9 y@ A TToRNE Patented Fel. 1,1927.

UNITED STATES 1,616,356 lcs.

HYMAN DIENER, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR T0 UNITEDSTATES HOFFMANJMACHINERY C OBPORATIONQA CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

PAD FOR PRESSING MACHINES.

v.Application led May 25,

This invention relates to new and useful 1mprovements 1n attachments forpressmgI .machines and vhas for its primary' object the l when reachingthe garment will be substantially dry. g

A further object ofthe invention resides in providing a device of thischaracter which is so constructed that while moisture will be absorbedfrom the steam passing therethrough, providing substantially a dry steamat the outer surface, there will still remam suiiicient moisture toprevent scorchlng or burning of the garments pressed.

A still further object resides in the pro: vision of a pad composed of aplurality ot metal wire layers between which are interposed layers offabric, the complete pad being adapted to be disposed on the'buck orx4table of the machine or on the usual pad thereon and held in fabriccovering. v

Still another object of the inventlon resides in providing a pad whichis so con structed as to break up or distribute the steam throughout thearea thereof and which, through the medium of the layers of fabric, willpermit the moisture from the steam to be absorbed in varying amounts asplace by `the ordinary said steam travels therethrough toward the toplayer of the pad.

A still further object of the invention resides in so formingthepadthatl the heat ofI the head or buck will be transmitted therefromthrough the wire layers of the pad to ,the fibrous layers thereof sothat'the pad will be maintained in a hot condition at all times and willthus have a tendency to vaporize any water which may pass from the heador buck to and through the pad.

A still further object resides in providing a device of this characterwhich will' eliminate necessity of separate'and outside apparatusfrequently used to remove the -steam and moisture or dry thegarmentsafter being pressed, thus accomplishing in the one operation of pressingthe full' and 'desired results and saving considerable cX- pense andlabor ordinarily incurred in such l operations. v

With these and other objects in view, my invention conslsts 1n the novelfeatures of a constructlon, comb1nat1on and arrangement;

- the 192s, serial No. 111,580.

of parts, as will be Yhereinafter referred. to and more specificallypointed -out in -the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application,

Figure 1 is aperspective view of a pad showlng the lpreferred embodimentof my invention,

'of the pad, structure and a pressing vmember to which the pad isapplied.

\ Figure 5 a longitudinal sectional 'view of the pad shown in Figure 4,and

' Figure 6 a detail perspective view showing ed together in a specialmanner.

Referring tothe drawings and nmore particularly to Figures -1 and 2,-1designates la for'aminous plate forming the pressing 'face of a-steamchamber 2, ofthe usual or any preferred type and forming the head orbuch' of an lordinary pressing machine. Steam may be admitted to thechamber 2 in any preferred manner as, for, instance,

'a section of a pad with the elements connectthrough pipes 3 and 4, seeFigure 2 andl 4 invention contemplates no particular form of plate orsteam chamber. i

The plate 1 is provided as usual with a series of openings through themedium of fFigure 5, but itis to be understood that my which steamsupplied to the chamber 2 may be .passed to the garment being pressed.Applied to the plate 1 is a pad 6 which is usually constructed of felt.This is the usual pad applied over the steam the Ordinary pressingmachine and 1n someO instancesa wire screen or the likev is introducedbetween the plate 1 and the pad. I havenot shown such a screen betweenthese elements but it will' be understood that the same may be readilyrapplied* in view of the customary provision of such a screen forpurpose of distributing the lsteam throughout the area of the pad 6.

It is obvious thatthis pad 6 which is the usual pad on machines of thischaracter, and over which the ordinary fabric covering is applied,provides a resilient member against late in which the garments arepressed and will absorb a certain amount of the steam passingtherethrough. It will further be seen that a considerable amount ofmoisture from the steam may be absorbed by this pad, assuming the heador buck, as the case may be, is c ool or not properly heated. In certaintypes of machines .a suction means is provided forl withdrawing thesteamfrom the arment after such steam hasbeen intro` uced into the sameand of course this suction withdraws a certain amount of moisture fromthe pad 6, assuming that the pad becomes damp. Moreover, in somemachines no-such suction means is provided to remove' the steam passingthrough the foraminous plate and after constant use, provided the heador buck is cool, the padfbecomes more or less saturated and `the topcovering thereover also becomes -moist In fact, in the type of machinelast referred to, the pad .6, after constant use, may be said ,to be'wetand outside means is frequently employed in an attempt to dry the topcovering over this pad and to dry the garments which have been pressed.Garments pressed u`nder this last named condition are frequently quitemoist or wet from the steam and considerable time is necessarilyinvolved in drying the clothes after pressing. v

The pad which forms the basis of the present invention contemplates thepossible elimination of any means forwithdrawing the steam or'moisturefrom the garments and apparatus lafter thepressing operation and furthercontemplates avoidingthe use of' any outside means of any type for thepurpose of drying the garments or drying the elements of the machine. Tothis end I provide a pad consisting of a plurality of alternatingsuperposed cloth andiforalninou's metallic material, which metallicmaterial tends to abstract heat. from the head or buck and carry it intointimate contact with the intelposed layers of fabric. To this end Iprovi exa pad consisting of an inner Vor lower layer o' wire designatedby 7 and shapedvto conform to the contour of the buck or head and uponwhich is placed a layer of fabric or cloth designated by 8. `Upon thislayer of cloth is applied a second layer of metallic ment.

material 9 over which is -applied `a second layer of cloth or fabric 10.Over this last mentioned fabric layer there is applied what may betermed an outer orgfinal wire mesh layer 11. V

The usual cover cloth is designated by 12 and, as will be seen uponreference to Figure 2, is of such extent that it may be drawnvdownwardly and slightly beneath the under or non-pressing face-of thepressing ele- Itwill likewise be seen, upon reference to Figure 2, thatthe wire layers -7, 9 and 11 are of such width and length that theiredges-will extend downwardly so that the innermost layer7 will come intodirect contact with the metallic Wall of the pressing element andthusthe heat from said element will be transmitted directly to saidlayer and the adjacent layers 9 and 11. It will also be noted, uponreference to Figure 2, that the fabric layers 8 and 10 are not carreddownwardly, hence the edges ofthe ineness but preferably the outermostlayer is of very fine mesh sothat the mesh will lnot bev impressed uponthe cover cloth and through it upon the garment resting upon the cloth.

The lowermost layer of fabric may be of thebsame materialand the samethicknesses the4 outermost layerv but I prefer that the layer 8 beformed of thin felt and the layer 10 formed of a canvas orpduck,although both.

-of these layers may be constructed of the As many layers same materialif desired. of reticulated metallic elements,y together with as .manylayers of cloth interposed therebetween, may be provided as are foundnecessary but from experience I have found that three layers of wiremesh with two layers of cloth interposed therebetween, produce thedesired results.

In Figures 3, 4 and 5, a slight mo'difica- I tion of the structure isAshown and similar parts are similarly lettered withv the ex onent aapplied thereto. tween "the structure shown inythese figures' and inFigures 1 and 2 is that the wire mesh Distinction losA or thereticulated metallic material -is not carried downwardly at their edgesas in the construction previously described. While this arrangement hasbeen found eiective to a greater or less extent, the, constructionshownin Figures 1 and 2 is preferred.

The various layers may /be secured together, if desired, by weaving withwire, thread or otherwise, or may be secured together in any otherfashion .found -convenient fori the purpose. The pad, as a whole,I

will of course be shaped so as to conform to the contour of the buck orhead to which it is applied. In Figure 6 I have shown my improved padremoved from any apparatus, the elements of the ad being securedtogether byl means of c ips or thelike, desig-` l natedfby 14. I havestated that the layers constituting the pad may be woven, wlred,threaded or otherwise secured together and in- Figure 3 I have shown awire 15 `whiclris threaded through the elements from one end of ther padto the other along the edge of the pad. This insures the retention ofthe elements in proper position with relation to more of the elements ifthe occasion for so doing arises. The clips 14, shown in Figure 6, arealso removable.

It will be understood, of course, that it is not necessary to provideany means for securing the elements of the pad together if the operatordesires to apply them separately because the elements of the lpad in itsentirety are held in place by the outermost cover 12'1`vl1en the paddingis placed upon the pressing element.

This application is a continuation of my application Serial Number45,065 filed July 21, 1925 in so far as the generic invention isconcerned and in so far as the showing spe; citically illustrated inFigures 3 to 6, both inclusive, is concerned.

Having thus described my invention, whatJ I claim is':

1. A pad for use with pressing machines comprising a plurality ofalternating superposed layers of cloth and foraminous' metallicmaterial.

2. A pad -for use with pressin machines comprising a series of superposelayers of oraminous metallic material and layers of cloth interposed'therebetween.

y 3. A pad for use with pressing machines comprising a plurality ofsuperposed layers of cloth and foraminous metallic material, layers ofone material being disposed between layers of dthe other material.

4. A pad for use with pressing machines comprising a plurality ofalternating superposed layers of cloth and foraminous metallic material,said metallic material extending 40 outwardly beyond the edges of thecloth as and for the purpose described. i

5. In combination with a pressing element, a pad imposed thereon,said'pad comprising a plurality' of alternating superposed layers ofcloth and foraminous metallic material, the marginal portions of themetallic material extendingtransversely of the body of the pad and intoclose relation with the body of the pressing element.

v6. A pad tor use with pressing machines, comprising a. plurality ofalternating superposed layers of cloth and foraminous metallic materialand an outer cover, said cover and the metallic material being of awidth .HYMAN DIENER. y

and length greater than that of the inter- 7

